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You don't go to Helsinki to see, you go to Helsinki to do. This was a liberating revelation. Instead of ticking the boxes on seeing *this* place or *that* attraction, you're free to step in stride with the Finnish lifestyle, and do, well, just about anything you please. By all means, peruse the stalls of Old Market Hall, brewpub-hop around downtown, and take the ferry to Suomenlinna's UNESCO World Heritage Site, but to "do" Helsinki like a local? Head to Paloheina to do some